SEC Form 4
FORM 4

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(Print or Type Responses) 		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Fetter, Trevor     
(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
3820 State Street

(Street)
Santa Barbara, CA     93105
(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Tenet Healthcare Corporation   THC
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

                        Director                           10% Owner
           X          Officer                             Other
          President
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Form filed by One Reporting Person
      Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    Month/Day/Year

    February 24, 2003

5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date
    (Month/Day/Year)
2A. Deemed
      Execution
      Date, if any

      (Month/Day/Year)
 3. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary
    Code
    (Instr. 8)

Code  |  V    
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)



        Amount      |         A/D         |         Price          
5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    Following
    Reported
Transaction(s)

    (Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct(D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)
Common Stock




100000
D

Common Stock




10200
I
By Spouse
Common Stock




10000
I
By Trust
Restricted Stock (Fetter) (1)




200000
D









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Fetter, Trevor - February 24, 2003
Form 4 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security
3. Transaction
    Date

    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)
3A. Deemed
      Execution
      Date, if
      any

      (Month/
      Day/
      Year)
 4. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary (V)
    Code
    (Instr.8)


Code | V    
5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed (D) Of

    (Instr. 3,4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)





  (DE)     |     (ED)  
7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price
    of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.5)
 9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    Following
    Reported
    Transactions
    (Instr.4) 		10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I)
(Instr.4) 		11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Stock Units (2)
 $0.00 02/24/2003 02/24/2003
   A |     
    (A) 18,798
(3) | (3)
 Common Stock - 18,798 $17.75 18,798
D
1997 B Option (Right to Buy)
 $22.04



Vest Ratably | 12/02/2007
 Common Stock - 75,000
75,000
D
1999 C Option (Right to Buy)
 $11.12



Vest Ratably | 07/28/2009
 Common Stock - 25,000
25,000
D
2002 A Option (Right to Buy)
 $27.95



Vest Ratably | 11/07/2012
 Common Stock - 450,000
450,000
D












Explanation of Responses :


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** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date



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Fetter, Trevor - February 24, 2003
Form 4 (continued)
FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Tenet Healthcare Corporation THC

Form 4 - February 2003

Trevor Fetter
3820 State Street

Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Explanation of responses:

(1)   The Company gratned Mr. Fetter two shares of Restricted Stock for each shares of the Company's common stock purchased by Mr. Fetter, up to a maximum of 200,000 shares of Restricted Stock. These shares of Restricted Stock will vest as follows: (1) one-third will vest two years after issuance; (2) an additional one-third will vest three years after issuance; and (3) the balance will vest four years after issuance.
(2)   These Stock Units were accrued under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan.
(3)   Stock Units are settled in shares of the Company's common stock upon termination of service.
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